| The headquarter of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) came under a mortar attack on Wednesday night, eyewitnesses said. The shelling followed by machinegun fire caused a huge blaze at the SCIRI media complex, which groups a number of local radio stations, the Al-Nakhil television station and the council's daily newspaper, said the eyewitnesses. A state of high tension has been prevailing in the southern city as a result of the Najaf and Baghdad clashes between SCIRI militiamen and followers of the Shiite Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr. Five Iraqis were killed and seven others were injured due to clashes in Najaf between SCIRI members and followers of Sadr after disputes over renovating the old part of Najaf. |